“Loyalist Trails” 2018-51: December 23, 2018

In this issue:
– Unpacking the News of a Christmas Tragedy, by Stephen Davidson
– The Story of Ezekiel Younglove, his Estranged Wife Sarah, and Family (Part 2)
– Marching Into Valley Forge: 1777
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Two Seasonal Poems and a Question
– Borealia: The Hidden Narratives of Clandestine Communities
– JAR: The Loyalist Declaration of Dependence, 1776
– Ben Franklin’s World: Slavery & Freedom in Early Maryland
– Region and Branch Bits
– From the Twittersphere and Beyond
– Queries
      + Ann Eliza Ryckman
      + Spem reduxit

Articles

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“Loyalist Trails” 2018-49: December 9, 2018

In this issue:
– The Loyalists Are Coming! The Loyalists Are Coming! (Part 3), by Stephen Davidson
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Fighting for the Crown? Irish Catholic Loyalists in the Military (Part 2)
– Borealia: Appraising Affect in the Transatlantic Correspondence of Richard Popham and John Large
– JAR: The Extraordinary Life of Isaac Grant of Judea, Connecticut
– Ben Franklin’s World: Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Gender Marriage in Early America
– UE Loyalist Certificates Issued Recently
– Where in the World?
– Region and Branch Bits
– From the Twittersphere and Beyond
– Last Post
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“Loyalist Trails” 2018-47: November 25, 2018

In this issue:
– Congratulations to Stephen Davidson, and Thanks
– The Loyalists Are Coming! The Loyalists Are Coming! (Part 1), by Stephen Davidson
– Virtual Cemetery of Past Members of UELAC
– Book: Lewis and Mary Fisher, Loyalists in the American Revolution & New Brunswick Settlers
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: Fighting for the Crown? Irish Catholic Loyalists in the Military
– Borealia: Mapping the End of Empire
– JAR: Alexander Clough, Forgotten Patriot Spymaster
– Ben Franklin’s World: The Pilgrims of Plimoth
– He’d Rather Be Painting … [than fighting for either side]
– Helping […]

“Loyalist Trails” 2018-45: November 11, 2018

In this issue:
– Today is Remembrance Day
– Vimy Pilgrimage Award
– Four Suntanned Loyalists in Halifax: Part Two, by Stephen Davidson
– Comment from Part 1 of Suntanned Loyalists
– The Siege of Fort Cumberland, 1776
– JAR: Who was Captain Marsh?
– Behind the Scenes in the Chapel Royal: The Chapel Royal Memorandum Book
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: The Case of Zimri Armstrong, Part Two
– Borealia: Absence Makes the Art Go Ponder
– Dundas County (ON) Archives Commissioned
– Where in the World?
– From the Twittersphere and Beyond
– Queries
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“Loyalist Trails” 2018-43: October 28, 2018

In this issue:
– Loyalists Roughing It in the Bush, by Stephen Davidson
– Atlantic Loyalist Connections: The Loyalist’s Disloyalty: The Case of Zimri Armstrong
– Borealia: Book Review – Property and Dispossession
– Ben Franklin’s World: Considering Biography
– Editor’s Note

Articles

Loyalists Roughing It in the Bush

© Stephen Davidson, UE

Loyalists have a knack of popping up in the most unexpected places in literature. In Roughing it in the Bush, Susanna Moodie’s classic account of pioneering in Upper Canada, the author describes a number of her encounters with Loyalists who lived near her.

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